tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post125103516053894954..comments2015-03-31T10:08:18.382-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: Sexism in Government Heart Health ProgramsDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-20234218241896947412012-03-18T14:42:54.678-05:002012-03-18T14:42:54.678-05:00The men&#39;s ad should have a fat guy in front of...The men&#39;s ad should have a fat guy in front of a half eaten plate of a cheeseburger and fries with a queasy look on his face while reaching for some Maalox.Kamrannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-21671145318186524282012-03-09T08:17:23.061-06:002012-03-09T08:17:23.061-06:00they should&#39;ve probably insisted more on the a...they should&#39;ve probably insisted more on the atypical chest pain which is more frequent in women ...vasihttp://www.mymed.ronoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-72177035757151531552012-03-07T08:56:43.104-06:002012-03-07T08:56:43.104-06:00Wes, I think it&#39;s well established that men te...Wes, I think it&#39;s well established that men tend to be represented at much higher levels than women in CAD trials. For example, women were38% of patients in JUPITER, 22% in SYNTAX and 15% in COURAGE. Maybe Rush Limbaugh could see this as &quot;antimale&quot; -- I can&#39;t.Subhasishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01932213502361032831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-88022807922794083602012-03-06T22:47:37.447-06:002012-03-06T22:47:37.447-06:00...let&#39;s not forget the issue of heart disease......let&#39;s not forget the issue of heart disease is just as important (if not more so) for men.<br /><br />Why would it be &quot;more so&quot; for men? How about equally so? The Heart Sisters blog speaks more eloquently than I ever could about the difficulty of having women and medical professionals recognize when a women is having a heart attack. Frankly, your attitude here surprises me.Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02475433199308666648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-86461787980284863522012-03-05T21:02:21.927-06:002012-03-05T21:02:21.927-06:00As an ED doc, the general ratio of men to women pa...As an ED doc, the general ratio of men to women patients for all comers<br />is 1:2, ie 60-70% of patients seen<br />are female. This has been going on<br />for several decades, though when I started it was about 45:55 M to F.<br />Women have a much shorter fuse when <br />it comes to seeking medical attention than men. They have more chest pain, a whole lot more abd pain, head pain<br />and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-14956686401485177482012-03-05T20:09:55.958-06:002012-03-05T20:09:55.958-06:00It&#39;s your nature boys. You don&#39;t like read...It&#39;s your nature boys. You don&#39;t like reading instructions or being told what to do. Getting you guys in for prevention off of an ad simply is not gonna happen. Now don&#39;t you lie to me because you know it&#39;s true. But no worries, I still love you and will be there for you. The more things change the more they are the same :)<br /><br />-SCRNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-78934625172486633402012-03-05T18:57:29.715-06:002012-03-05T18:57:29.715-06:00So the bottom line is CMS kills women? When a wom...So the bottom line is CMS kills women? When a woman comes to me with dizziness/nausea/fatigue rather than chest pain, what should I code the DX so CMS will pay for a stress test? <br /><br />I&#39;ll just engage in &#39;fraud&#39; and code an acceptable DX to get the stress test. What a joke!<br /><br />Your benevolent, PC government is the problem...covert rationing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-68557793655195310512012-03-05T18:22:49.914-06:002012-03-05T18:22:49.914-06:00vanderleun, no offense, but you sound mad at someb...vanderleun, no offense, but you sound mad at somebody for reasons that have nothing to do with the topic of heart attacks.<br /><br />And as for you two cardiologists . . . <br /><br />&quot;Women have a higher risk of dying from a heart attack than men do, partly because they often don&#39;t realize they&#39;re having a heart attack and partly because they delay getting help.&quot;<br />..<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-46689550639392201342012-03-05T17:12:32.731-06:002012-03-05T17:12:32.731-06:00Well said, Andrew.Well said, Andrew.DrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-6013194330915722182012-03-05T16:03:41.162-06:002012-03-05T16:03:41.162-06:00I agree Wes. If you just look at the amount of br...I agree Wes. If you just look at the amount of breast cancer coverage is to prostate cancer even though both diseases have about the same rate of prevalence.<br /><br />SCRN, I disagree. I think women are far better at drawing concern to their health issues and is more the reason for the ad than they ignore their symptoms. Women are far better at looking after themselves than men. But I don&#Andrew Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04409325314906936132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-15102470867840044822012-03-05T14:05:48.821-06:002012-03-05T14:05:48.821-06:00The reason for this sort of parsing is a disease, ...The reason for this sort of parsing is a disease, a mental disease among the political and bureaucratic classes that will not soon be cured.vanderleunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10296245324443413545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-62680331276500470822012-03-05T10:08:56.603-06:002012-03-05T10:08:56.603-06:00Why do I always smile when I hear a call for equal...Why do I always smile when I hear a call for equal rights by men --can&#39;t help it. I know I have an evil streak.<br /><br />Anyway, the ad targets women to get things checked out because many women tend to over-ride &quot;system&quot; warnings. Maybe it has to do with having a uterus and having to &quot;deal&quot; with pain for decades. Other types of pain, seem trivial as tolerance is built Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com